Bits and Pieces
Just a heads up - I broke my thumb this morning, so my posts will be short until I get used to typing without it. And with that, I have some brief bits on things I've been thinking about. In advance, I apologize, as I won't be elaborating to make my thoughts more clear, etc, but please feel free to talk amongst yourselves.
1. I think the Pistons are going to win the World Championship and as a Spurs fan, that pains me. The Pistons won't win because they're more talented or because Larry Brown's a better coach. I've come to see that they simply have more heart and were it not for Big Shot Rob picking up the slack for a befuddled Tim Duncan (who always seems to be befuddled when the game is on the line), this series may very well be over. Chauncey Billups said, "If it ain't rough, it's not right... We're down a lot of times, but we're never out. We always fight, scratch and bite ourselves out of the corner we always back ourselves into." And he's right - no team in the NBA has handled adversity better than the Pistons and they're going to come back at the Spurs with the same ferocity (if not more) that they did last night. Tim Duncan had best learn how to handle the pressure before tomorrow. The Spurs can't afford him to go an entire quarter without scoring (again).
2. Where is Big Shot Rob all year? Why isn't he a regular contributor? I don't know if it's all that admirable when players show up only when they have to. I know he's 34 and that body of his is starting to creak (amazing that when you're 34 in the NBA you're at AARP status) but last night he was 3-6 for 8 points and 2-5 from 3. Six of his eight points were treys. Bob can't get in the paint? He can't bang anymore? Does he even want to? I don't expect him to have a 21 point night every night but come on - Brent Barry had a better performance.
3. In light of #2, Robert Horry to the Hall of Fame talk is complete lunacy. I'll grant you that he ruined lives during Houston's run but with the Lakers, he lucked out as many times as he rimmed out. He benefits from defensive attention going to The Dream, Drexler, Shaq, Kobe, Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan when the game is on the line. And his performance on Tuesday is more in line with his career average of 7.5 points per game. That said, he's a Bama man and even though I work at and attend the school that I do, you know how I am about my Tide, so I'll shut it down now :)
4. I have a new update at SportsbyBrooks - check it out.
5. Eric Gagne is done for the year and will be undergoing Tommy John surgery. Gagne has officially screwed me in two fantasy leagues and for that, I curse at him. Luckily, I also have Brazoban but that doesn't quell my bitterness.
6. Brandi Chastain just got forced into retirement in a painful way. Yikes. But ya know, when you're 39, maybe it's time that you realize that younger players want to break through and develop and that hanging out with your husband and watching him coach those sad sacks at Santa Clara is the better move. Who's the next athlete to be forced into retirement? I say it's Jerry Rice.
7. Manu Ginobili's jersey is the most searched for on Yahoo - check out the top 20 list. MIA are Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd, and Kobe Bryant.
Hmm... this post has come out to be not so short. Ah well.
Cheers!
1. I think the Pistons are going to win the World Championship and as a Spurs fan, that pains me. The Pistons won't win because they're more talented or because Larry Brown's a better coach. I've come to see that they simply have more heart and were it not for Big Shot Rob picking up the slack for a befuddled Tim Duncan (who always seems to be befuddled when the game is on the line), this series may very well be over. Chauncey Billups said, "If it ain't rough, it's not right... We're down a lot of times, but we're never out. We always fight, scratch and bite ourselves out of the corner we always back ourselves into." And he's right - no team in the NBA has handled adversity better than the Pistons and they're going to come back at the Spurs with the same ferocity (if not more) that they did last night. Tim Duncan had best learn how to handle the pressure before tomorrow. The Spurs can't afford him to go an entire quarter without scoring (again).
2. Where is Big Shot Rob all year? Why isn't he a regular contributor? I don't know if it's all that admirable when players show up only when they have to. I know he's 34 and that body of his is starting to creak (amazing that when you're 34 in the NBA you're at AARP status) but last night he was 3-6 for 8 points and 2-5 from 3. Six of his eight points were treys. Bob can't get in the paint? He can't bang anymore? Does he even want to? I don't expect him to have a 21 point night every night but come on - Brent Barry had a better performance.
3. In light of #2, Robert Horry to the Hall of Fame talk is complete lunacy. I'll grant you that he ruined lives during Houston's run but with the Lakers, he lucked out as many times as he rimmed out. He benefits from defensive attention going to The Dream, Drexler, Shaq, Kobe, Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan when the game is on the line. And his performance on Tuesday is more in line with his career average of 7.5 points per game. That said, he's a Bama man and even though I work at and attend the school that I do, you know how I am about my Tide, so I'll shut it down now :)
4. I have a new update at SportsbyBrooks - check it out.
5. Eric Gagne is done for the year and will be undergoing Tommy John surgery. Gagne has officially screwed me in two fantasy leagues and for that, I curse at him. Luckily, I also have Brazoban but that doesn't quell my bitterness.
6. Brandi Chastain just got forced into retirement in a painful way. Yikes. But ya know, when you're 39, maybe it's time that you realize that younger players want to break through and develop and that hanging out with your husband and watching him coach those sad sacks at Santa Clara is the better move. Who's the next athlete to be forced into retirement? I say it's Jerry Rice.
7. Manu Ginobili's jersey is the most searched for on Yahoo - check out the top 20 list. MIA are Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd, and Kobe Bryant.
Hmm... this post has come out to be not so short. Ah well.
Cheers!
posted by Flash at 6/22/2005 03:06:00 PM
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